Mini Brag Book

A Purple Cows Designer Project

by Robin Gibson
http://ohscrapblog.blogspot.com

Tools:
Purple Cows Hot and Cold Laminator #3025
Purple Cows 2 in 1 Combo Trimmer #1040
Purple Cows Click Blade #2803 Short Wave
Hole Punch
Rub-on Applicator Tool
Corner Rounder
Supplies:
Purple Cows Hot Pockets 2” x 3” #4005
Cosmo Cricket Snorkel Collection
Hambly Studios Red Graphed pattern paper
Dingbats, Robots, Stars, Mod Flower rub-ons
Bazzill Basics French Vanilla cardstock
Dove of the East Russia Journey patterned paper
Core’dinations Vintage Collection-Sun Coral cardstock
Magic Mesh 12 by 12-Bluebird of Happiness
Clearsnap Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink– Lipstick Red, Dark
Brown, and Blackbird
Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro– Permatac Cartridge Creative solutions for Hobby, School, and Home Office!
Black Journaling Pen
Letter stickers http://www.purplecows.net/
 Mini Brag Book

Step by Step:
1. Print or crop your photos to 5.08 cm x 7.62 cm (2"x3") size. (If desired, round photo corners using the corner rounder).

2. Select your background papers/cardstock, and using your Purple Cows 2 in 1 Combo Trimmer cut a background for each
photo. Vary your cut edges by using the guillotine blade for a straight cut, or the rotary cutter and your #2803 ShortWave
Designer Blade for a decorative edge cut.

3. Decide if your photos will be centered or off-set, and adhere to the background papers, using your Glue Glider Pro. (For
applying larger rub-on letters alongside the photo, you'll need the photo off-center, as desired).

4. Apply rub-on letters to the top, or along the side of each photo/background as desired, using the rub-on applicator tool.
You can also apply the Hambly flourish rubs to the upper corners of the photo at this time.

5. When using the Hambly black “Dingbats & Robots” rubs, you'll need to apply the rubs to the Bazzill “French Vanilla”
cardstock, and use your scissors to closely trim around the edges of these rubs.
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6. Write your journaling in the 'banner' area of the Hambly rubon, and apply to the bottom of the desired photograph.
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7. For your front page, choose a blank journal block from the Cosmo Cricket “Snorkel Papercrafting Kit”, and trim around
the edges with your scissors. Ink with Colorbox “Blackbird” Queue Ink.

8. Adhere to one of your pre-cut background papers, as desired.

9. Apply your title of 'My Family' to the journal block, using the Cosmo Cricket Snorkel rubons. I used the black journal pen
to add the words 'This Is:" atop the Rub On title.

7. Turn on yourPurple Cows Hot and Cold Laminator #3025 (3 mil setting), so it can be warming up while you ink the edges
of your mini-pages using the Colorbox Queue Inks, as desired.

8. Adhere 2 mini-pages back to back, so when laminated, they will be one page of your Mini Brag Book.

9. Set your now completed mini-pages into the 2"x3" Hot Pockets, and run them through your laminator, so they are
permanently sealed. (I have 3 pages, a title page, and 2 that show my pictures, back to back).

10. I wanted to hang my Mini Brag Book on the lanyard I wear to display myWork ID Badge. In order to do this, I lined up my
Mini Book pages, with the top of myWork ID, and marked where to punch holes to attach the lanyard.

11. Once the holes were punched, I hung it all together, from the lanyard. Now I have a small, lightweight Mini Brag Book,
at my fingertips. So when someone asks about my family, I can show them instantly!

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